What We Know About the New Apple Pages
When Apple launched a new ebook-focused version of Pages last week, some took it to mean that Apple was junking iBooks Author in favor of Pages. Others mistakenly saw this as Apple [Read More ...]
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Apple Reader to Feature a 7.9″ E-ink Screen, Will Ship With Apple Library Subscription eBook Service
Over the past several months a number of sources have claimed that Apple was about to get serious about competing in the ebook market. I discounted the reports as baseless clickbait hype, but it [Read More ...]
New Apple iPad Gains Support for Apple’s Apple Pencil, and Schools Can Get it at a Discount
As expected, Apple launched a new iPad in Chicago on Tuesday, but it's not really cheaper than previous models, although it is also better in several ways. The new Apple iPad will cost schools $299 [Read More ...]
Apple to Unveil Lower-Cost iPad Next Week (?)
Apple has a launch event scheduled next week. The invite suggested that it would focus on the ed tech market, and now it appears that the presentation will center on a price cut for the iPad. From [Read More ...]
iBooks App to Feature ‘Today’ Section in iOS 12 (?)
There's a new rumor going around that the nest major release of iOS will feature a radically redesigned iBooks app. MacRumors is repeating an unsubstantiated report in the Japanese blog Mac [Read More ...]
Apple to Drop iTunes Support for Windows XP, Vista Users on 25 May
On Friday Apple notified iTunes users that a 25 May security update will make iTunes incompatible with Windows XP or Vista. On May 25, 2018, Apple will introduce security changes that prevent Windows [Read More ...]
Bloomberg: Apple Changing the Name of iBooks to Books Means a New Fight in the eBook Market
Bloomberg is making a mountain out of a molehill over an upcoming change to one of Apple's apps. Someone over there heard that Apple is updating iBooks and changing its name, and somehow became [Read More ...]
Amazon Sent Me a 76 Cent Credit From the Apple eBook Price-Fixing Settlement – How Should I Spend It?
Amazon is sending out emails this morning with the news that ebook buyers are getting another ebook antitrust settlement payment. the money comes from the fine Apple paid as a result of its role in [Read More ...]
Chrome and Safari Will Soon Block Auto-Play Videos
One of the last vestiges of of the annoying web, auto-playing video, is about to die. Google announced on Thursday that a future version of Chrome will block some types of auto=playing video: [Read More ...]
iTunes v12.7.0.166 No Longer Supports iBooks
Apple rolled out a new version of i Tunes today, and something is missing. Early downloaders reported on MobileRead, and I can confirm, that Apple has removed the iBooks section from the iTunes app [Read More ...]
iPhone 8 Leaks Hint at Rounded Edges, Thin bezel, No Fingerprint Sensor
As with every new Apple product, rumors continue to circulate about the design, features, release date, and price. The most recent rumors suggest that Apple's tenth-anniversary iPhone will cost over [Read More ...]
Kindle Users Have Three More Days to Use Their Apple eBook Credit
The funds Apple paid out as restitution for its role in conspiring to raise and fix ebook prices in early 2010 ar about to expire. In late 2015 Apple was ordered to refund ebook buyers who purchased [Read More ...]
Apple Launches HomePod Speaker to Bring Siri Into the Living Room
Apple is finally taking Alexa, which is available on a wide variety of hardware, seriously. On Monday Apple introduced the HomePod speaker to compete with Amazon.com Inc's Alexa assistant and Echo [Read More ...]
Apple Set to Expand Siri, Taking Different Route from Amazon’s Alexa
With its broad device support and constantly expanding skill set, Alexa its beating is competitors Cortana, Siri, and Google Home in the virtual assistant market. But it is still early days yet, and [Read More ...]
iOS 10.3.2 Update Stops eBooks in iBooks from Hacking Your iPad
When I raised the alarm four years back that your mobile device could be hacked by an Epub3 ebook and turned into a botnet slave, many people called me alarmist and hysterical. The latest update for [Read More ...]